CVE-2021-2161 Other in Java SE JDK and JRE
An unauthenticated attacker can modify or delete critical data in Java SE by exploiting a vulnerability in the Libraries component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-2161?
CVE-2021-2161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u291, 8u281, 11.0.10, 16; Java SE Embedded: 8u281; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 19.3.5, 20.3.1.2 and 21.0.0.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. It can also be exploited by supplying untrusted data to APIs in the specified Component. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-2161?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including java, java-min and jre. It affects 12 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
java Bitnami | All versions | 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 7.0.301, 8.0.291, 11.0.11, 16.0.1 |
java-min Bitnami | All versions | 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 7.0.301, 8.0.291, 11.0.11, 16.0.1 |
jre Bitnami | All versions | 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 7.0.301, 8.0.291, 11.0.11, 16.0.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Hci Compute Node, Netapp Hci Management Node and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-2161?
Upgrade java to a fixed version for your release line: 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 7.0.301 or 8.0.291.
Is CVE-2021-2161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as BIT-java-2021-2161, BIT-java-min-2021-2161, BIT-jre-2021-2161, GHSA-f8w7-hh6g-979x, MINI-29jp-c29r-hcjp, MINI-5q3g-pp9g-7hvh and 7 more.